Juan arnao



(No Model.) A J.ARNAO, Jr.

SHAFT GOUPLING FOR VEHICLES.

Patented July 12 I 1| Il Ss l NITE *rares JUAN ARNAO, Je., or TROY, New Yoan, AssreNon on ONEHALF To JOHN P. erLLY, OF sans rLAcn.

SHAFT-consuete FOR vel-notes.

*5&1 SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 366,194, dated July 12, L88?.

Application man Api-i1 le, 18st.

Serial No. 234,521. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JUAN ARNAO, Jr., a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Troy,

in the county of Rensselaer and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shaft-Couplings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an inexpensive and simple arrangement of parts pertaining to an improvement in shaft-couplings.

Its Object is to save time and annoyance in attaching the shafts to the clip-box by means ofa peculiarly constructed shaft-iron, bolt, and clip-box.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of shaft-coupling,with the shaftiron andbolt in position for use. Fig.' 2 is a view of shaft clip-box detached. Fig. 3 is a view of shaft-iron bolt showing its formation; and Fig. 4. is a perspective viewot clip-box with shaft-iron and bolt attached to shafts in an elevated position7 with a view of adjusting thesame.

` A is a clip, made of suitable material, de-

' signed to surround the axle, and to besecured thereto by a clip-bar in the usual manner. The clip A is provided with ears b b, having than the diameter of the journal holes or bearings c. The shaft-iron C is made with an en` largcd head, and through this head the journal-bolt B is passed; or the shaft-iron C and journal-bolt may be made in 011e forging or casting, as may be desired. rlhejournal-bolt B projects on either side of the shalt-iron head, and is provided with fiat or reduced portions c c and enlarged heads del. The reduced portions e e of the bolt are of a width to just pass easily through the` slots b b', and the enlarged heads d d rest upon the outside of the ears I) b.

To placein position for use, the shafts are held in a verticalI position, in such a manner as to bring the journal-bolt directly over slots b. They are then speedily and easily adjusted by dropping the shaft-bolts into the journals and then turning the shafts down to normal position, as when in use.

I am aware that shaft-couplings somewhat similar to mine have heretofore been proposed; but I consider the feature of having the journal-bolt made with enlarged heads to embrace the ears of the clip to possess practical ad- 

